Beatriz Rodríguez- Labajos

Short Bio Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos is an ecological economist working on the socioeconomic dimensions of biodiversity and their inclusion in water policy. Her field experience involves local development of protected areas in Mexico, and the study of social perception and management of invasive species in Europe, especially in aquatic ecosystems. Her education includes a MSc in Ecological Economics and Environmental Management, and a BSc in Economics at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). She worked as an assistant professor at the UAB (2005-2008), and as a professor at the Autonomous University of the Mexico State (1997-2003). Currently she is a PhD researcher in Environmental Sciences at ICTA, UAB. As such, she completed a Marie Curie Fellowship in the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation at the University of Leeds in 2005. Recent research activities involve her participation in the European Integrated Project ALARM and her collaboration as a scientific consultant for the Catalan Water Agency.

Research Interests: risks to biodiversity, socio-economics of bioinvasions, aquatic ecosystems.